Pixel circuit and method for driving the same, and display apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10679555-B2
Application number	US-201515757786-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 14, 2015
Priority date	Apr 9, 2015
Publication date	Jun 9, 2020
Grant date	Jun 9, 2020

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a compensating circuit. The compensating circuit includes a feedback module, and a driving transistor with a first gate, a second gate, a first electrode, and a second electrode. A first terminal of the feedback module is connected to a first voltage source and a second terminal of the feedback module is connected to the first electrode and the second gate of the driving transistor; and the first gate of the driving transistor is connected to a data line, and the second electrode of the driving transistor for outputting a driving current.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A compensating circuit, comprising:
a feedback module; and
a driving transistor with a first gate, a second gate, a first electrode, and a second electrode, wherein:
a first terminal of the feedback module is connected to a first voltage source and a second terminal of the feedback module is directly connected to the first electrode and the second gate of the driving transistor;
the first gate of the driving transistor is connected to a data line, and the second electrode of the driving transistor for outputting a driving current; and
the first gate and the second gate of the driving transistor are controlled by two separate signals.

2. The compensating circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the feedback module is configured to send signals reflecting a threshold voltage and a carrier mobility deviation of the driving transistor to the second gate of the driving transistor.

3. The compensating circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the driving transistor is a double-gate transistor.

4. The compensating circuit according to claim 1 , further including a light-emitting device, wherein a first electrode of the light-emitting device is connected to the second electrode of the driving transistor, and the second electrode of the light-emitting device is connected to a second voltage source.

5. The compensating circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the feedback module comprises one or a combination of a resistor and a transistor.

6. The compensating circuit according to claim 5 , wherein:
the feedback module is a single-gate transistor; and
a gate and a first electrode of the feedback module is connected to the first voltage source, and a second electrode of the feedback module is connected to the first electrode and the second gate of the driving transistor.

7. The compensating circuit according to claim 6 , wherein the driving transistor and the feedback module both comprise one or a combination of an amorphous-silicon TFT, a low-temperature poly-silicon TFT, a metal-oxide TFT, and an organic-semiconductor TFT.

8. The compensating circuit according to claim 5 , wherein:
the feedback module is a single-gate transistor; and
a gate of the feedback module is connected to a first control line, a first electrode of the feedback module is connected to the first voltage source, and a second electrode of the feedback module is connected to the first electrode and the second gate of the driving transistor.

9. The compensating circuit according to claim 5 , wherein:
the feedback module is a double-gate transistor; and
a first gate, a second gate, and a first electrode of the feedback module are directly connected to the first voltage source, and a second electrode of the feedback module is directly connected to the first electrode and the second gate of the driving transistor.

10. The compensating circuit according to claim 5 , wherein:
the feedback module is a double-gate transistor; and
a first gate and a second gate of the feedback module are connected to a first control line, a first electrode of the feedback module is connected to the first voltage source, and a second electrode of the feedback module is connected to the first electrode and the second gate of the driving transistor.

11. The compensating circuit according to claim 5 , wherein:
the feedback module is a double-gate transistor; and
a first gate and a first electrode of the feedback module are connected to the first voltage source, a second gate of the feedback module is floating, and a second electrode of the feedback module is connected to the first electrode and the second gate of the driving transistor.

12. The compensating circuit according to claim 5 , wherein:
the feedback module is a double-gate transistor; and
a first gate of the feedback module is connected to a first control line, a first electrode of the feedback module is connected to the first voltage source, the second gate of the feedback module is floating, and the second electrode of the feedback module is connected to the first electrode and the second gate of the driving transistor.

13. The compensating circuit according to claim 1 , further including a data write-in module to write data signals into the first gate of the driving transistor, wherein:
the data write-in module is a single-gate transistor; and
a gate of the data write-in module is connected to a scan control line, a first electrode of the data write-in module is connected to a data line, and a second electrode of the data write-in module is connected to the first gate of the driving transistor.

14. The compensating circuit according to claim 13 , wherein the data write-in module comprises one of or a combination of an amorphous-silicon TFT, a low-temperature poly-silicon TFT, a metal-oxide TFT, and an organic-semiconductor TFT.

15. The compensating circuit according to claim 1 , further including a data write-in module to write data signals into the first gate of the driving transistor, wherein:
the data write-in module is a double-gate transistor; and
a first gate and a second gate of the data write-in module are connected to a scan control line, a first electrode of the data write-in module is connected to a data line, and a second electrode of the data write-in module is connected to the first gate of the driving transistor.

16. The compensating circuit according to claim 1 , further including a data write-in module to write data signals into the first gate of the driving transistor, wherein:
the data write-in module is a double-gate transistor; and
a first gate of the write-in module is connected to a scan control line, a second gate of the data write-in module is floating, a first electrode of the data write-in module is connected to a data line, and a second electrode of the data write-in module is connected to the first gate of the driving transistor.

17. The compensating pixel circuit according to claim 1 , further including a storage capacitor, wherein:
a first terminal of the storage capacitor is connected to the first gate of the driving transistor; and
a second terminal of the storage capacitor is connected to one of the second voltage source, the first voltage source, and the first electrode of the light-emitting device.

18. A display apparatus, including the compensating circuit according to claim 1 .

19. A method for driving a light emitting device using the compensating circuit according to claim 1 , including:
providing data signals to the first gate of the driving transistor to turn on the driving transistor;
compensating for the threshold voltage and the carrier mobility deviation of the driving transistor based on information reflecting the threshold voltage and carrier mobility deviation of the driving transistor sent by the feedback module; and
outputting a compensated driving current through the second electrode of the driving transistor to drive the light emitting device.

20. A compensating circuit, comprising:
a feedback module; and
a driving transistor with a first gate, a second gate, a first electrode, and a second electrode, wherein:
a first terminal of the feedback module is connected to a first voltage source and a second terminal of the feedback module is directly connected to the first electrode and the second gate of the driving transistor;
the first gate of the driving transistor is connected to a data line, and the second electrode of the driving transistor for outputting a driving current;
the feedback module is configured t

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Longyan
• Li Yongqian

Classifications

• G09G2300/0838

  with level shifting · CPC title

• G09G2320/043

  Preventing or counteracting the effects of ageing · CPC title

• G09G2300/0819

  used for counteracting undesired variations, e.g. feedback or autozeroing · CPC title

• G09G3/3233 Primary

  with pixel circuitry controlling the current through the light-emitting element · CPC title

• G09G2300/0885

  Pixel comprising a non-linear two-terminal element alone in series with each display pixel element · CPC title